All articles by Richard Agnew – Page 18
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PeopleDT melds home market and HQ tech ops as German CTO leaves
Group CTO Abdurazak Mudesir to take over German technology responsibility from start of 2023.
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PremiumDT Q3 FY22 headlines: DT powers through the gloop
Highlights include turbo-boost in US from strengthened dollar, and German broadband gains over competitors.
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PremiumDT Q3 FY22 guidance: ten-figure cash ambition still on
US surge drives third successive quarter of uprated forecasts and affirmation of aim to hit €10bn in free cash flow for first time.
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PremiumDT Q3 FY22 spend: fibre build gets into gear
DT justifies confidence on FTTP capacity ramp-up, delivering more homes passed in Q3 than previous two quarters combined.
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Products & ServicesVivo talks up fintech’s potential to boost margin
Chief Executive Christian Gebara highlights the operator is scaling up its lending business in bid to improve user retention and lifetime value.
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EventwatchArch 2022: Wibergh signs off, stresses exit as “non-event”
Outgoing Vodafone CTO uses conference to highlight smooth handover of reins, citing succession planning, reorg, and strategic refresh.
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Suppliers & SCMArch 2022: CommScope wins big at Vodafone Partner Awards
CommScope named operator’s ‘Supplier of the Year’; also recognised for ‘Outstanding Technology Performance’.
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Partnerships & AlliancesArch Summit 2022: Vodafone looks to South Korea for tech tie-ups
‘Matchmaking’ deal struck between innovation centre Tomorrow Street and South Korean government accelerator.
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OperationsArch Summit 2022: Vodafone picks Luxembourg for new, consolidated supply hub
Operator confirms move to meld regional warehousing centres into a single, digital-led management facility.
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Suppliers & SCMBT buying chief says top priority is ‘unwinding’ China reliance
Board of Directors asks CPO Cyril Pourrat to present new strategy focused on cutting dependence on Chinese tech.
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Strategy & ChangeCEO: Safaricom to keep Ethiopia control as IFC lines up stake
Peter Ndegwa tells local media that Safaricom will remain a majority owner of new Ethiopian venture despite pending capital injection by International Finance Corporation.
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Enterprise (B2B)Bills keep totting up for UK’s emergency network delays — now to shore up device support
Massive, multi-billion, multi-year Emergency Services Network project overrun creates concertina effect in first responder network supply chain.
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Innovation (R&D)Safaricom sets up unit to find ‘next big things’ in digital
New innovation team within Digital IT function tasked with driving digital services user base towards two million mark.
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Strategy & ChangeSafaricom-backed Circle Gas eyes African and Asian markets
Purveyor of wireless-enabled LPG cooking looks to scale platform to Nigeria, neighbouring markets of Kenya and Tanzania, and Asian countries such as Bangladesh and Vietnam.
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PeopleDT installs tech-focused joint chair in Czech and Slovakia
Group’s tech delivery boss takes dual-role overseeing Slovak Telekom and T-Mobile Czech Republic.
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InterviewArch Summit 2022 — the (chief) executive briefing
Tomorrow Street CEO briefs Vodafonewatch on what to look forward to at October’s third Arch Summit being hosted by Tomorrow Street and Luxembourg.
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Financial & PerformanceTesco Mobile gets momentum back
UK MVNO giant highlights plans for reorg of teams, shops, and ways of working as it reports a return to growth following pandemic.
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Network & InfrastructureDT ups focus on infra security after pipeline and rail attacks
CEO Höttges says Group’s management seeking ways to strengthen protection of physical infrastructure.
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OperationsMore cutbacks reported at T-Systems’ UK arm
Deutsche Telekom’s UK enterprise IT unit sees headcount dwindle further, to a quarter of where it was five years ago.
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Products & ServicesGreece’s OTE heads into fintech
Telco’s CEO describes launch of smartphone payments app as “next big step” for business.